Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-29
Arrest Of the Murdsrous Aasailant
Of Jennie Bowman.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 24.-The
brutal assailant of Jennie Bowman,
the white domestic who was so hor-
ribly and fatally beaten up by a
burglar in broad day. last Thursday,
has been captured. The arrest was
made last night, and the guilt of the
man surely established by his own
confession, The public authorities
withheld the news from the papers
until 10 O'Clock this morning, when
they had taken the miscreant, who is
a burly black negro named Albert
Turner. TO Frankfort, fearing that he
would be lynched here. Had the de-
tails of the capture become public
last night, the negro would almost
certainly have been hanged by mob
before morning, so incensed are the
people at the outrage
IL will be remembered that the
man entered the house, located in the
fashionable residence portion of the
city, between the hours of III and IL
In the morning; having observed that
all Of the inmates had left. While
he was ransacking the place the girl
returned, and piuckiiy fought him,
giving him several severe gashes in
the face with tumbler. The brute
knocked her down, crushing in her
skull with brass poker and other
wise disfguring her, and then made
lns escape. No clue was obtained
until yesterday when 1t was found
that negro had been lying for sew
eral days seereted In a stable in the
central portion of the city. lie was
arrested, but denied his guilt, not
withstanding his face was bandaged
and had evidently been cut with
some rough, Jagged instrument.
While Chief of Police Whallen was
questioning him, he was called out
by the arrival of prisoner wounded
In n cutting scrape. Afterexamining
the wounds to discover their extent,
he returned TO his Office before he had
washed his hands, and as he entered
the police officers who had searched
Turner's room came In. They had
found secreted there a pair of silk
stockings and big silk handkerchief
the only articles positively missed
by Mrs. A. Y. johnson, at whose
house Jennie Bowman was assaulted.
Col. Whallen came In with his bloody
hands, just as the officers unrolled
the handkerchief and stockings, the
mute proof of the terrible crime. The
sight OF these was too much for Tur-
ner. Throwing up hishands he cried
out: 81 done 1t. | done 1t. But
couldn't help It."
lie broke down completely, and
soon told the awful story. lie had
gone to the house for the purpose of
robbery, and had ransacked several
rooms when Miss Bowman came in
The brave girl seized him At once, he
said, and be could not get away from
her till he struck her on the head
lie knocked herdown, but she sprang
up again and struck him with the
glass. lie caught up the poker and |
struck her agaiu and again, but the
glass was shivered ON his head and
hands before she was overpowered.
He then said when she fell for the
last time he ran out of the back way
and escaped, having already placed
the bureau key, handkerchief and
stockings in his pocket. The key he
threw away a short distance from The
house, aud this was found yesterday |
afternoon by some boys, who had |
carried II TO the police. The girl lin
gers at the point OF death with slight |
hopes of her recovery.
Turner made confession tonight, |
in which he duplicates Patterson,
who was arrested and taken to
Frankfort. Turner says the two beat
and kicked the girl to insensibility
and then carried her to her room,
where Pattison tried 10 ravish her,
but was prevented by Turner.